The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show: Recent Episodes
The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show
The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show; Where We Try And Play You Music You Should Hear On The Radio But Don't.
On the 24th April it was Captain Sensible’s 60th birthday and to celebrate he called upon former Advert, TV Smith, Johnny Moped, Ed Tudor-Pole of Tenpole Tudor fame, The Damned themselves and The Ruts DC to play The Forum, Kentish Town. Tickets went on sale at the 1977 price of £1.70 and promptly sold out within a couple of hours. Unfortunately I missed the start and end of the gig, that’ll be TV Smith and The Ruts DC but you do get to hear two new Johnny Moped songs, Ed Tudor-Pole all acoustic and obviously The Damned.
Welcome The Paranoid Squirrel St. Georges Day special featuring Hey! Hello! and The Von Hertzen Brothers recorded live at The Electric Ballroom on the 17th April and a few songs by The Wildhearts recorded at Rock City from their “Rock City Vs The Wildhearts” 2CD. You may be pondering why no Wildhearts live from The Electric Ballroom. Listen and you’ll find out. A clue….I came away deaf.
Welcome this Easter edition of The Paranoid Squirrel Rock Show where once again it’s an all live affair. The band in question are Little Caesar who were recorded on the last date of their UK tour at The Underworld in Camden.
This week’s mid-week special is brought to you by the bands The Crunch and The DeRellas. I try and shy away from using the term “Supergroup” when describing The Crunch but when you have Dave Tregunna from Sham 69 and Lords of The New Church, Mick Geggus Cockney Rejects, Terry Chimes The Clash/Black Sabbath/Hanoi Rocks and mastermind Sulo from The Diamond Dogs it’s hard not to. This was the second time I’ve seen the band and like the first time which was at The Garage in Islington (episode 319) they failed to disappoint. 90% of their set was taken from their debut album “Busy Making Noise” with the other 10% coming from their respective other/previous bands. Unfortunately a Diamond Dogs tune was not represented. Support came from The DeRellas who always entertain and with a new drummer and the last few days of their PledgeMusic album “Slam! Bam!” the band pulled out all the stops. A perfect opening to a great evening.
Another live show this week and it’s a Gunk Fest with The Hip Priests headlining The Pipeline in London with The Sick Livers and Los Pepes as support. When this tour was announced I pretty much punched the air with a cry of “Hell Yeah!” which is fine in the confines of your own home but not if you’re on public transport. A few week’s ago news filtered through to The Squirrel Dray that the Sick Livers were going to ahem pull out due to illness within the band. Fortunately a stand in bassist was located and who needs a second guitarist anyway? Up until the gig I’d never heard of openers Los Pepes but they were really the surprise of the evening. It’s great when you stumble upon a band that you expect nothing from but then deliver so much. This was the first time I’d experienced the Sick Livers live and they certainly lived up to my expectations. (N.B. They weren’t set very high). This was only the third time I’d seen the Hip Priests and they just seem to be getting better and better. Next time Turbonegro grace our shores I’d love the Priests to open for them.
On this week's "End Of The Week Special" D-A-D and 77 are live, recorded at The Garage, Islington, London as part of D-A-D's 30th Anniversary Tour